Tag Archives: Business/Finance

New Online EIN Application Processes Requests in Minutes

New Online Employer Identification Number Application Processes Requests in Minutes WASHINGTON — Taxpayers can now request an Employer Identification Number (EIN) through a Web-based system that instantly processes requests and generates identification numbers in real time, the Internal Revenue Service announced today. “This new and improved online application will reduce the time it takes taxpayers […]

Recent IRS Revenue Procedures

Revenue Procedure 2007-59 that permits certain partnerships to aggregate gains and losses from an expanded class of qualified financial assets for purposes of making reverse § 704© allocations under § 1.704-3(e)(3) of the Income Tax Regulations. https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-drop/rp-07-59.pdf Revenue Procedure 2007-63 updates the rules for determining the amount of an employee’s ordinary and necessary business expenses […]

Special Web Section for Homeowners Who Lose Homes; Foreclosure Tax Relief Available to Many

Courtesy of IRS IR-2007-159, Sept. 17, 2007 [TaxMama note: This is a resource we requested from IRS at a Stakeholder meeting earlier this year. IRS put it together quickly, in view of all the sub-prime loan defaults. Incidentally, you will also find some simplistic formulae to help with your computations of the tax effects.] WASHINGTON […]

Stock Theft Loss

Today we hear from Sal in New York who’s angry, “After the smoke from subprime mortgages starts to clear, if CEO’s are convicted of fraud and sentenced to prison terms, do investors’ stock losses created by the CEO’s criminal actions fall under IRS regulations of capital loss or embezzlement? Do taxpayers have the option to […]

LLC and SE Income

Today we hear from Dave in Idaho who tells us, “Some of my friends have a rather successful business formed as an LLC. Their CPA told them that they could file as a partnership and not report any self-employment income, even though they are all actively working in their business. Is this true? And where […]

IRS Issues Summer 2007 Statistics of Income Bulletin

Courtesy of IRS – IR-2007-153 WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service today announced the release of the summer 2007 issue of the Statistics of Income Bulletin, featuring data from 21.5 million individual income tax returns that reported non-farm sole proprietorship activity in tax year 2005. Profits from all non-farm sole proprietorships totaled $269.9 billion in […]

Two 2008 GM Vehicles Certified As Qualified Hybrids

IR-2007-156 WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service has acknowledged the certification by General Motors Corp. that two of its Model Year 2008 vehicles meet the requirements of the Alternative Motor Vehicle Credit as qualified hybrid motor vehicles. The credit amount for the certified 2008 model year hybrid vehicles are: Chevrolet Malibu hybrid — $1,300 Saturn […]

Excise Tax Refund – Don’t Forget to Claim it!

Phone Customers Can Still Request Excise Tax Refund, IRS Says Courtesy of IRS IR-2007-144 WASHINGTON — Telephone customers can still request this year’s one-time excise tax refund, according to the Internal Revenue Service. Most phone customers, including most cell-phone users, qualify for the refund. The refund covers the three-percent tax paid on long-distance and bundled […]

Starting, Operating or Closing a Small Business

Tax Advice for Starting, Operating or Closing a Small Business Courtesy of the Internal Revenue Service To many citizens, running a successful business is part of the American dream. But while they may be experts in their chosen field, few small business owners are tax experts. From starting a new business to operating or even […]

Rental Gains Offset

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Tax Calendar for Small Businesses on IRS.gov

Tax Calendar for Small Businesses on IRS.gov Are you running a small business? Would you like a calendar packed with valuable business tax information? The IRS is offering a free calendar to help you keep track of tax deadlines and important dates throughout the year. You might be surprised to learn that the IRS publishes […]

Sales Tax on Lot

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